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Archdiocese of Utrecht
	Archdiocese of Utrecht; Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis
	Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht;
Basic information
Location	Netherlands
Territory	Parts of the provinces Utrecht, Overijssel, Gelderland, and Flevoland
Population	829,184 Catholics as of end 2004
Area	10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	Saint Willibrord
Established	4 March 1853
Cathedral	Saint Catherine's Cathedral
Bishop	Archbishop
Website	www.aartsbisdom.nl
Current leadership
Pope	Pope Benedict XVI
Metropolitan	Archbishop Wim Eijk
Emeritus bishops	Cardinal Ad Simonis

The location of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Latin: Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic church in the Netherlands. The archdiocese is the metropolitan for 6 suffragans, the dioceses of Breda, Groningen-Leeuwarden, Haarlem-Amsterdam, Roermond, Rotterdam, and 's-Hertogenbosch.

[edit] Ordinaries

[edit] Bishops until Protestant Reformation

Willibrord (Clemens) (695–739)
Wera (739?–752/3)
Eoban (753–754)
Gregory of Utrecht (754–775)
Alberic of Utrecht (775–784)
Theodardus (784–790)
Hamacarus (790–806)
Ricfried (806–ca. 820)
Frederik I (ca. 820–829)
Alberik II (835/7–845)
Eginhard (ca. 845)
Liudger (ca. 848–854)
Hunger (854–866)
Adalbold I (866–899)
Radboud (899/900–917)
Balderic (917/8–975/6)
Folcmar (976–990)
Baldwin I (991–995)
Ansfried (995–1010)
Adalbold II (1010–1026)
Bernold (1026/7–1054)
William I (1054–1076)
Conrad (1076–1099)
Burchard (1100–1112)
Godbald (1114–1127)
Andreas van Cuijk (1127/8–1139)
Hartbert (1139–1150)
Herman van Horne (1151–1156)
Godfrey van Rhenen (1156–1178)
Baldwin II van Holland (1178–1196)
Arnold I van Isenburg (1196–1197)
Dirk I van Holland (1197)
Dirk II van Are (van Ahr) (1197/8–1212)
Otto I (bishop) (1212–1215)
Otto II van Lippe (1216–1227)
Wilbrand van Oldenburg (1227–1233)
Otto III van Holland (1233–1249)
Gozewijn van Amstel (van Randerath) (1249–1250)
Henry I van Vianden (1250/2–1267)
John I van Nassau (1267–1290)
John II van Sierck (1290–1296)
Willem II Berthout (1296–1301)
Guy van Avennes (1301–1317)
Frederik II van Sierck (1317–1322)
Jacob van Oudshoorn (1322)
Jan III van Diest (1322–1340)
Jan IV van Arkel (1342–1364)
Jan V van Virneburg (1364–1371)
Arnold II van Hoorn (1371–1379)
Floris van Wevelinkhoven (1379–1393)
Frederik III van Blankenheim (1393–1423)
Rudolf van Diepholt (1423–1455)
Zweder van Culemborg (1425–1433)
Walraven van Meurs (1434–1448)
Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1455–1456)
David van Bourgondië (1456–1496)
Frederick IV of Baden (1496–1517)
Philip of Burgundy (1517–1524)
Henry of the Palatinate (bishop) (1524–1529)
Willem III van Enckenvoirt (1529–1534)
George van Egmond (1534–1559)

[edit] Archbishops

Frederik V Schenck van Toutenburg (1559–1580)
Herman van Rennenberg (1580–1592) - unable to be enthroned due to Protestantism
Jan van Bruhesen (1592–1600) - unable to be enthroned due to Protestantism

[edit] Apostolic Vicars of the Dutch Mission

None were recognized by the Apostolic See as legitimate. At every notification, the popes' Roman Curia would send an official decree of excommunication and schism.

For more information on the Old-Catholic hierarchy, see main article.

[edit] Roman Catholic archbishops after Restoration of the Episcopal Hierarchy

Johannes Zwijsen (1853–1868)
Andreas Ignatius Schaepman (1868–1882)
Petrus Matthias Snickers (1883–1895)
Henricus van de Wetering (1895–1929)
Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1930–1936)
Johannes de Jong (1936–1955)
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1955–1975)
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (1975–1983)
Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1983–2007)
Willem Jacobus Eijk (since 2007)

[edit] See also

Bishopric of Utrecht

[edit] References

Archdiocese of Utrecht statistics

^ ^a ^b (Dutch) Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
^ (Dutch) De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
^ (Dutch) Aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
^ (Dutch) Emeritus-aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

Coordinates: 52°05′15″N 5°07′27″E / 52.0875°N 5.12417°E / 52.0875; 5.12417

[background-0] (Dutch) Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

[catholichierarchy-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

[2] (Dutch) De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

[3] (Dutch) Aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

[4] (Dutch) Emeritus-aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

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